Unit information: Heart and Valve Disease in 2017/18

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Unit name Heart and Valve Disease
Unit code SOCSM0005
Credit points 20
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Emeritus Professor. Suleiman
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None
Co-requisites

None
School/department Bristol Medical School
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This unit aims to deliver a comprehensive coverage of key topics related to adult cardiac and valve disease, including diagnosis of disorders and integration of pathophysiology with clinical management. Topics to be covered include: the clinical problem, patho-biology, genomics, epidemiology, patient assessment (from GP to clinic), (ECG, angiogram to imaging, Interventions and treatments, complications). Ongoing pre-clinical and translational research examples (including the use of stem cells, novel clinical pharmacology approaches, micro-RNAs and gene therapy) will be presented to illustrate the current understanding and progress of in this treatment of this clinical problem. The current pre-clinical models that can be utilized to assess the effectiveness of newly proposed approaches will be outlined.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Students successfully completing this module will be able to:

  • Describe the diseases of the heart and the valves commonly seen in adults.
  • Explain the causes, progression and management of adult non-ischaemic heart and valve disease.
  • Discuss the ongoing pre-clinical and translational research related to heart and valve disease.
  • Understand the impact of recent advances in technology in the treatment of heart and valve disease.

Teaching Information

  • Web-based lectures, tutorials and practical demonstrations (in powerpoint-with-audio format)
  • Online discussion forum(s)
  • Self-directed study
  • Hands-on practical workshops held in Bristol.

Assessment Information

  1. Coursework (contributing a total of 60% to the unit) consisting of:

- 5 sets of multiple choice questions (MCQs) of a simple format (e.g. select an answer from a short number of options, true/false), each contributing 5% to the unit, giving a total of 25%. - 1 short essay contributing 20% to the unit. - 3 short answer question sets or extended MCQs, each contributing 5% to the unit, giving a total of 15%.

Please note that students will be given formative feedback on all coursework assessment.

  1. Written exam (contributing a total of 40% to the unit and taken in Bristol) consisting of:

- 1 essay paper contributing 20% to the unit.

1 sets of MCQs contributing 20% to the unit.

Reading and References

  1. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (2007) by Libby. Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier. Complete text available online (subscription)
  2. Harrison's Cardiovascular Medicine (2010) by Joseph Loscalzo. Publisher: McGraw-Hill, USA. ISBN 0071702911 / 9780071702911 (also available as eBook)
  3. http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html

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